🔥 Burnout Recovery

Rebuild from Rock Bottom—Gentle, Rooted, Real

✍️ My Story: What Burnout Took—And What I Took Back

Burnout didn’t arrive all at once. It crept in slowly—under the disguise of being helpful, ambitious, unstoppable. I told myself I was just “in a season of hustle.” That the exhaustion was normal. That the brain fog, mood swings, skin flares, and sleep issues would pass.

They didn’t.

My body finally pulled the emergency brake. I stopped being able to function the way I used to. Simple tasks felt overwhelming. I couldn’t make decisions. I was crying over emails, forgetting basic things, losing patience with the people I love most. I wasn’t just tired—I was emptied out.

What made it worse was that the world rewards burnout. It applauds “grit,” overcommitment, productivity at all costs. But the cost was me.

What saved me was slowness. Simplicity. And herbs that knew how to speak to my nervous system when I no longer could.

I learned about cortisol patterns and adrenal fatigue. I learned that my body wasn’t broken—it was doing exactly what it was designed to do under chronic stress: protect me by shutting things down.

Adaptogens like ashwagandha and rhodiola helped buffer the stress. Nervines like lemon balm and skullcap taught my system how to soften again. Liposomal vitamin C and herbal support rebuilt the energy I’d burned through. And gentle rituals—like breathwork, hot baths, and CBD tinctures—helped me return to myself.

Burnout didn’t break me. It woke me up.

Now I help others recover—without shame, without pushing, without needing to prove anything. You don’t have to earn rest. You just have to remember that you’re worthy of it.